besette

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Low German besetten, compare with Danish besætte.

Verb[edit]

besette (imperative besett, present tense besetter, passive besettes, simple past besatte, past participle besatt, present participle besettende)

  1. to occupy (a territory)
  2. to obsess, possess
  3. to fill (a vacancy)
  4. to deck, trim, stud (with jewels etc.)

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